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6:55 PM ET, November 12, 2024

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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Conservatives plot challenge against Johnson in internal Speaker elections  —  Hardline conservatives are plotting to challenge Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the gavel during Wednesday's internal House GOP elections, four sources familiar with the matter told The Hill.
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NOTUS:
‘Just a Numbers Game’: Mike Johnson Doesn't Expect Any More House Republicans in the Trump Administration
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:   Mike Johnson challenger expected at House GOP speaker election
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals  —  The panel could upend the military review process and raise concerns about the politicization of the military  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that establishes a “warrior board” …
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Putin Isn't Fighting for Land in Ukraine  —  And Biden has mere weeks to give the Ukrainians the resources they need to fight.  —  russian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian targets have increased in frequency in the week since the U.S. election, killing civilians and destroying another dam.
Discussion: Meduza
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emptywheel:
Russia Attempts to Collect Its Winnings  —  Russia has been engaged in a good deal of dick-wagging with Trump since the election.  —  After Trump won, Russia did not call to congratulate — at least as far as we know (though Viktor Orbán seems to be Trump's handler and he did).
Associated Press:
Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel  —  President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel, Trump announced Tuesday.  Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel and his intended nomination comes …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump picks Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel
Michael Casey / Associated Press:
Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge  —  A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years for leaking classified Pentagon secrets
Politico:
Rubio news triggers MAGA backlash  —  Some Trump diehards are holding out hope for Ric Grenell for the top foreign policy post.  —  Shortly after news leaked that Donald Trump was expected to name Sen. Marco Rubio as his secretary of state, some of the most MAGA-minded online warriors rushed …
Discussion: Semafor, Raw Story and WSVN-TV
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Mike Pence Comes Out Against Trump's Plan to Pardon January 6 Rioters: ‘Literally Praying’ Trump and Vance Uphold Their Oaths  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the Dispatch's Summit 2024 and made clear he opposes President-elect Donald Trump's plan to pardon January 6 rioters - especially those who attacked police.
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Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
Scoop: Alina Habba Emerges as Front-Runner For Trump Press Secretary  —  Alina Habba, a lawyer who represented Donald Trump in a series of high-profile cases, has emerged as a front-runner to serve as press secretary in the incoming White House, four sources told Mediaite.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump picks Kristi Noem to serve as his Homeland Security secretary  —  President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to two people familiar with the selection.
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Putin Aide Issues Ominous Warning About Trump's New “Obligations” … Donald Trump may have secured a second term in the White House, but his Russia problems are far from over—at least according to suspiciously phrased comments by some of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest allies.
Common Dreams:
Trump Cabinet Picks So Far Decried as ‘Nightmare Fuel’  —  Progressive advocates voiced alarm Monday over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's initial leadership picks—including a border czar who oversaw the separation of migrant families during the Republican's first term …
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
Hispanic groups challenge data on Trump's Latino inroads … - In Michigan, Trump won 58% of Latino voters compared to just 39% for Harris, according to the Edison poll. … - In San Diego's eighth council district, which is roughly 75% Latino, Trump got 40% of the vote, local election analyst Mason Herron points out.
Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Reveals Plans to Fire 600 Federal Health Workers  —  The Trump ally and anti-vax conspiracist takes aim at the agencies he loathes.  —  At an event late last week in Arizona, anti-vaccine activist and Donald Trump transition team member Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he'd fire …
Discussion: ABC News and New York Post
Gavin Bade / Politico:
Lighthizer and his allies lay groundwork for Trump's massive new tariffs  —  Preemptive efforts to counter expected criticism of tariffs signal an even greater shake-up on trade during Trump's second term.  —  President-elect Donald Trump's former trade chief and those close to him are preparing …
Discussion: Daily Mail and CBS News
Breanne Deppisch / Fox News:
‘Extraordinary circumstances’: NY judge in Trump case pauses all court deadlines, sentencing  —  The 34 convictions could have placed President-elect Donald Trump in prison for up to 4 years  —  The Manhattan judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump's trial agreed to grant a stay …
Wall Street Journal:
The Sickest Patients Are Fleeing Private Medicare Plans—Costing Taxpayers Billions  —  Medicare Advantage patients in the last year of life were far more likely to switch to traditional Medicare, shifting costs from insurers
Discussion: Fortune
Washington Post:
Trump expected to try to halt TikTok ban, allies say  —  The president-elect promised to ‘save’ the social media app, which faces a deadline early next year to find a non-China-based owner.  —  President-elect Donald Trump is expected to try to halt a potential U.S. ban of TikTok next year …
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Donald Trump names former intelligence chief John Ratcliffe to CIA director  —  WASHINGTON − President-elect Donald Trump designated his former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, to become director of the Central Intelligence Agency.  —  Prior to being appointed by Trump …
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Kamala Harris Did Listen To Working-Class Voters.  They Didn't Listen To Trump.  —  Plus, the shocking New Jersey result, and the connection between the election and “The Big Lebowski” — all in the November 12, 2024 newsletter.  —  One week later and the Democratic Party's self-flagellation continues.
Carol Anderson / The Guardian:
Will the American project survive the anger of white men?  —  At key moments throughout US history, white male anger has been privileged over national security, progress or basic welfare  —  A friend recently asked: “Do you think the United States will survive the anger of white men?”
Discussion: The Hill
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows appeal in Georgia election interference case  —  Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff failed in his bid to move the case to federal court to mount immunity arguments.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a setback …
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
It's 2004 all over again  —  I wish I could give you a crystal-clear sense of what Democrats felt like in 2004 after George W. Bush was elected to a second term.  But the truth is, my memories of that time are hazy.  That's partly because I was a twentysomething doing dumb twentysomething things …
Discussion: The Hill, Reason and New York Magazine
Axios:
“Babydog” banned: Jim Justice's bulldog can't visit Senate floor … - Justice, the current West Virginia governor, is in Washington for orientation alongside his fellow incoming senators.  — He asked Tuesday if Babydog could join him on the Senate floor and was told no by staff, the sources said.
Washington Post:
What the numbers actually say about the 2024 election  —  In what will likely be the narrowest margin of victory since 2000, Trump probably benefitted from who stayed home.  —  We remain in the post-election period when consultants and politicians try their best to frame the results …
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten / Fox News:
William McGinley tapped as Trump's White House Counsel  —  William McGinley served in the first administration for Trump as the White House Cabinet secretary  —  William McGinley is returning to the Trump White House to serve as his White House Counsel, President-elect Trump announced.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Katie Britt pitches Lara Trump to fill Rubio's Florida Senate seat … - “She just got off a historic win,” Britt told Axios.  — “She understands the America First agenda. … - DeSantis and Trump have had an at-times fraught relationship since trading barbs during the primary season.
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Trump's first Cabinet picks decidedly not isolationists: Ukraine, Israel breathe a sigh of relief  —  ‘Might as well give Liz Cheney the State Department,’ one Libertarian-minded comedian quipped about Marco Rubio  —  Despite his own isolationist musings, the first picks …
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Trump Transition Warns DoJ Lawyers: Resistance Is Futile  —  Sometimes it takes the Borg to beat the Borg.  Count that as one lesson learned from Donald Trump's first attempt to drain the swamp, and the success of the “Resistance” to prevent it from happening.
 
 
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Aymann Ismail / Slate:
They Turned Against Kamala Harris in Decisive Numbers. They're About to Find Out if It Was Worth It.
Discussion: The Independent
Politico:
Judge in Arizona election case against Trump allies is accused of anti-Trump bias
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump considering former Rep. Chris Stewart for DNI
Discussion: Deseret News
Rogé Karma / The Atlantic:
The Two Donald Trumps  —  The central contradiction of Donald Trump's reelection is this …
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Daniel W. Drezner / Foreign Affairs:
The End of American Exceptionalism
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Lichtman blames bad election prediction on disinformation, Elon Musk
Discussion: The Independent
Sara Cline / Associated Press:
Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Blue state govs gear up to protect their people
New York Post:
Melania Trump declines to meet with Jill Biden at White House, citing Mar-a-Lago raid: source
 

 
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Kent Walker / The Keyword:
Google says the US DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers and jeopardize US' global tech leadership

Daniel Howley / Yahoo Finance:
Nvidia reports Q3 revenue up 94% YoY to $35.1B, vs. $33.2B est., Data Center revenue up 112% to $30.8B, vs. $29B est., and forecasts Q4 revenue above estimates

Paige Smith / Bloomberg:
CFPB will supervise tech companies offering digital wallets, like Apple Pay, Google Pay and Venmo, by treating companies with 50M+ annual transactions as banks

 
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